Winery Shannon RidgeSingle Vineyard Barbera (Betsy Vineyard)
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Single Vineyard Barbera (Betsy Vineyard)
Pairings that work perfectly with Single Vineyard Barbera (Betsy Vineyard)
Original food and wine pairings with Single Vineyard Barbera (Betsy Vineyard)
The Single Vineyard Barbera (Betsy Vineyard) of Winery Shannon Ridge matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of pumpkin and bacon pie, express chicken skewers with spices or pan bagnat.
Details and technical informations about Winery Shannon Ridge's Single Vineyard Barbera (Betsy Vineyard).
Discover the grape variety: Furmint
Furmint is a very old Hungarian grape variety. It arrived in France in the 1800s. The bunches of Furmint are of medium size. They are compact and cylindrical. The berries are also of medium size. They are either short elliptical or rounded. Their thick skin changes from greenish white to reddish once the fruit is mature. This grape variety is known throughout the world for being part of the composition of the Hungarian Tokaj vintage. Robust, rich in alcohol and acidity, it needs light soil and a warm, dry climate to be fertile. It must also be pruned short and its budding takes place 7 days after the Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is of the second late period. This grape variety fears grey rot and erinosis. When vinified dry, Furmint produces a very fragrant, fine and highly alcoholic white wine.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Single Vineyard Barbera (Betsy Vineyard) from Winery Shannon Ridge are 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Shannon Ridge
The Winery Shannon Ridge is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Lake County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lake County
The wine region of Lake County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alienor or the Domaine Derenoncourt produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lake County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lake County often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, vegetal or red fruit.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Vinification of sweet wines
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
